Use the Profile Management Tool in the WebSphere Customization
Toolbox to create a profile, and use the First steps console to test
and verify your WebSphere® Application Server environment.
- Start the Profile Management Tool to create a new
profile.
Tip: At the end of product installation,
select Profile
Management Tool if you want to open the Profile Management
Tool when the installation is finished.
- Start
the First steps console for your server.
Tip: At
the end of profile creation, select Launch
the First steps console if you want to open the First
steps console for the profile when profile creation is finished. This
First steps console belongs to the profile that you just created.
Each profile has its own First steps console.
The First
steps console is an easy way to start using the product. The console
provides access to the administrative console, WebSphere Customization
Toolbox, installation verification test, and other activities.
See
the description of the firststeps command for
more information.
- Click Installation
verification on
the First steps console.
The installation verification
test starts the server process and runs several tests to verify that
the process can start without errors.
See Using the installation verification tool for more information.
- Click WebSphere Customization Toolbox on
the First steps console and use its tools to create a new profile
or migrate a profile from an earlier version.
You can
create multiple servers on your system.
- Use the administrative console to federate
an application server into a deployment manager cell.
If
both server processes are running, use the administrative console
of the deployment manager to add the application server node into
the cell.
Point your browser at http://localhost:9060/ibm/console,
for example, to start the administrative console. Or start it from
the First steps console of the deployment manager profile.
Avoid trouble: If you are installing
the product on these operating systems, then you must disable IPv6
and restart the machine to view and log on to the administrative console.
See
IPv6 for Microsoft® Windows®: Frequently Asked Questions for
more information on disabling IPv6.
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Log in and click and follow the wizard
to add the node into the cell. You can use localhost for
the Host field if both processes are on the same machine. The SOAP
port for the application server node is 8880 unless you changed the
port during profile creation.
If the deployment manager is running,
you can use the addNode command instead.
- Optional: Click WebSphere
Customization Toolbox on the First steps console and use
the Profile Management Tool to
create a custom profile.
Verify that the deployment
manager is running. The Profile Management Tool can federate the custom
node for you if the deployment manager is running.
Supply the
host name and the SOAP port for the deployment manager while creating
the custom profile.
Choose to federate the custom node into
the deployment manager cell. A custom profile must be part of a cell.
Use
the deployment manager to customize the node at your leisure. Add
servers, add clusters, and install applications on the node for example.